Fragile but strong: Mr. Rain

5 lug 2022
Tempo di lettura: 1 min

Mr.Rain, pseudonym of Mattia Balardi, is a rapper and beatmaker from Brescia born in 1991. His debut in the music biz dates back to 2001 with the release of his first mixtape, "Time 2 Eat". In 2013, he almost qualified for the seventh season of the X-Factor together with rapper Osso, but was unsuccessful. With his platinum blond hair and an Instagram profile with over 300k followers, Mr.Rain embarked on his first tour in 2014, and released his debut album Memories the following year, led by the single “Tutto quello che ho”. The album was a great success, with the track “Carillon” going double Platinum on FIMI in 2018. The song has 42 million views on YouTube. With “Supereroe”, he earned another Gold record.

He also participated in the 72th edition of the Sanremo Festival, singing with Highsnob and Hu on the cover night. On 18 March 18 2022, he released his new single “Fragile”. His numbers alone speak of his great success: 12 Platinum records, 6 Gold, and sold-out concerts.